Representatives memorialize the death of Queen Astrid at St. Vibiana's Cathedral, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Representatives memorialize the death of Queen Astrid at St. Vibiana's Cathedral, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: September 10, 1935
Date: 1935-09-10
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: View of representatives of Sweden, Belgium, France, England, and Switzerland standing with national flags outside on the steps of St. Vibiana's Cathedral to memorialize the death of Queen Astrid of Belgium. Queen Astrid died in an automobile accident August 29, 1935.
This photograph appears with the article, "Five Nations Pay Tribute For Astrid At Rites Here: Consuls Honor Dead Queen of Belgians at Services." Los Angeles Times, 11 Sept. 1935.
Caption: Handwritten on negative: Memorial Services for Queen Astrid, 9-10-35
Text from negative sleeve: 2084, Memorial Services for Queen Astrid, 9-11-35, [stamped:] Sep 1935
Text from newspaper caption: Massing the colors of five European nations with the Stars and Stripes, representatives of Sweden, Belgium, France, England and Switzerland yesterday met to memorialize Queen Astrid of the Belgians, who was killed in a motor crash. Uniformed consuls in the first row are J.J. Viala, France and Dr. Charles Winsel, Belgium. Behind Winsel, to the left and right, are F.E. Evans, England, and Dr. Otto Wartenweiler, Switzerland. Vice-Consul Dr. P.N. Engblom, Sweden, is on the extreme right.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: St. Vibiana Cathedral (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Evans, Francis Edward, 1897-1983
Engblom, Peter N., 1882 or 3-1937
Wartenweiler, Otto, 1881-1978
Astrid, Queen, consort of Léopold III, King of the Belgians, 1905-1935
Winsel, Charles, 1868-1953
Viala, Jean Joseph, 1895-
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.050543791455100
Latitude: -118.24508786201500
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles
Diplomats--California--Los Angeles
Churches--California--Los Angeles
Cathedrals--California--Los Angeles
Memorial rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles
Events

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_8548
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002dgfmx
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